PRINCIPLES OF FRAMING CURRICULUM

 

PRINCIPLES OF FRAMING CURRICULUM

1. Principle of child-centeredness: curriculum should be framed according to the actual needs, interests, and capacities of the child. That means a curriculum should be child-centric as the modern education system is child-centered.

2. Principles of civic and social needs: man is a social being. He/she lives in a society. Modern Education aims at both development, of the individual and society.

3. Principle of integration: the curriculum should not be split up into watertight academic subjects. Various subjects included in the curriculum at a particular stage of education should be integrated and correlated with many others subjects as well as with the real-life experience of the students.

4. Principles of flexibility: in order to serve the varying needs of the individual on the one hand and society on the other curriculum should follow the principle of flexibility and dynamism.  it should allow desirable change and modification of its content from time to time in order to keep it up to date.

5. Principles of creativeness: Education not only conserves the past experiences of humanity but also helps an individual to develop his innate potential. This aspect should be taken care of during the framing of the curriculum.

6. Principle of utility: at the time of curriculum construction utility instead of special knowledge or logical sequence should be the base. Only that which is useful for society should be included in the curriculum, and that which is not useful should be excluded, however, important matter it may be.

7. Principle of relating to community life: our curriculum should be original, and related to community life. It should allow the student to come into close contact with the life around him.

8. Principle of conservation: Man has conserved experiences very carefully for better adaptability. Education is regarded as a means of deserving the cultural heritage of humanity. The school serves two-fold functions in this regard- preservation of past experiences and transmission of experiences.

9. Principle of individual difference: the curriculum should be framed in such a way that every individual can have the opportunity for self-expression and development. The curriculum should be based on the psychology of individual differences, which can meet the complexities of a modern democratic society.

10. Principle of activity: curriculum must be based on the principle of learning by doing. It should involve the students in different types of mental and physical activities.
11. Principle of vision: a society can never be static in any way. it has to go ahead with time. While constructing a curriculum for children, the future needs of society must also be taken into account.

12. Principle of utilization of leisure: a variety of subjects such as games and sports, fine arts, music, etc. are to be introduced in the school program to utilize leisure time.

13. Principle of forward-looking: The aim of life-centered education is not limited to the present life situations in the family and society. Hence, education must prepare the child of shouldering future responsibilities. So in framing the curriculum we must take into consideration the future needs of the child as well as the needs of society.

14. Principle of preparation for living: The children should know the various activities of the environment around them and how these activities are enabling people to meet their basic needs of food, shelter, clothing, recreation, health, and education.

15. Principle of preparation for the world of work/vocation: The community needs skilled workers and professionals in different professions and occupational fields. So the curriculum should be framed in accordance with this need. The curriculum should able to guide and prepare the students for the future world of work.